Vincent Acovino
Stories
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TV writer David Simon weighs in on the Writers Guild of America strike
David Simon talks about how being a TV writer has changed over the years — and so have writer's wages.
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America has a loneliness epidemic. Here are 6 steps to address it
Lacking connection can increase the risk for premature death to levels comparable to smoking 15 cigarettes a day, according to a new advisory from the U.S. Surgeon General.
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Disney flexes its legal muscle in latest feud with DeSantis
NPR's Melissa Block talks with New York Times reporter Brooks Barnes about the feud between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis and the power that Disney holds in the state of Florida.
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How martial arts and sisterhood inspired the new movie 'Polite Society'
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Nida Manzoor, director of the new movie Polite Society, which is about a British-Pakistani high schooler who wants to be a stuntwoman.
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Guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela continue to expand their sound on new album
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with the guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela about their new album, which features a full orchestra.
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Nintendo closed some digital storefronts. Experts say it's bad for video game history
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Kelsey Lewin of the Video Game History Foundation about the recent closure of some of Nintendo's digital storefronts.
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New podcast looks at one of the biggest genres in the world: K-Pop
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Vivian Yoon. Her new podcast K-Pop Dreaming is a personal and historical journey through Korean pop music.
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A sci-fi magazine has cut off submissions after a flood of AI-generated stories
The science fiction and fantasy magazine Clarkesworld says it has been bombarded with AI-mage stories. Its publisher says it's part of a rise of side hustle culture online.
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A new law in Russia is Putin's latest attack on LGBTQ rights
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Oxford University professor Dan Healey about new laws in Russia that make it illegal to spread LGBTQ "propaganda."
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What the Republican party could have done differently in the midterms
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Republican strategist Alice Stewart about what her party could have done differently in the 2022 midterm elections and what the 118th congress will bring.
